Definitions for curious

curious cu·ri·ous

Spelling: [kyoo r-ee-uh s]
IPA: /ˈkyʊər i əs/

Curious is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 105 anagrams from letters in curious (ciorsuu).

Definitions for curious

adjective

  1. eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
  2. prying; meddlesome.
  3. arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange:
  4. Archaic. made or prepared skillfully. done with painstaking accuracy or attention to detail: careful; fastidious. marked by intricacy or subtlety.

Origin of curious

1275-1325; Middle English Latin cūriōsus careful, inquisitive, equivalent to cūri- (combining form of cūra care) + -ōsus -ous. See cure

Examples for curious

At any rate the marshal smiled, and a curious flush came in Andrew's face.

As I got better, I also got curious about what happened to other patients like me.

He left her studying the card with a curious little flash of surprise.

And there is this curious connection as well: Leila and Temur have the same daughter-in-law.

I had, for a long time, been curious about the place where all this fantastic stuff was made.

They were as yet quite ignorant but thanks to a happy Fate they were curious.

“They are very friendly and curious,” The Evening Independent wrote in 1979 in an item emphasizing their popularity and cuteness.

Even other men of color considered Revels a curious figure, for Mississippi had never had a large free black population.

It is curious to note the extent to which the unexpected has come about.

She went about looking at things, curious, touching them softly as if they were sacred.

Word Value for curious
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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